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The state or quality of lasting or remaining unchanged indefinitely.
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Life Insurance
VA provides Veterans, Servicemembers, and their families with $1.3 trillion
in insurance coverage each year. VA also offers a variety of life insurance options
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) offers several benefits for the children of veterans:
(1) education benefits — servicemembers may transfer the GI Bill to their dependent
children before leaving service; (2) health care — CHAMPVA provides coverage to eligible
dependent children; (3) life insurance — family coverage is available to members insured under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI); and (4) memorial benefits — minor or unmarried adult children may be eligible for burial in a VA national cemetery. Also, specific benefits are available for children of servicemembers who died or were seriously injured in the line of duty.
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The Alphabet Soup of Disability Income: SSDI, LTD and WC
When you can't work, there are three programs that can help: Social Security
Disability Insurance, long-term disability and workers' comp. You may even
qualify for more than one, but that can also cause issues.
You Do NOT Need A "Representative" To File A Claim
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Disability Benefits
Apply for disability compensation and other benefits for conditions related to your military service.
Health Care Benefits
Apply for VA health care, find out how to access services, and manage your health and benefits online.
Education Benefits
Apply for and manage benefits that help you pay for college and training programs.
Housing Assistance
Find out if you qualify for a VA home loan. If you have a service-connected disability, find out if you qualify for a housing grant to help you live more independently.
Careers and Employment
Find out if you're eligible for Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) services, get support for your Veteran-owned small business, and access other resources to help build your career skills and find a job.
Life Insurance
Explore VA life insurance options, manage your policy online, and file claims.
Pension Benefits
Apply for monthly pension benefits for wartime Veterans and survivors.
Burials and Memorials
Get help planning a burial or memorial service, and find out how to get survivor and dependent benefits.
Family and Caregiver Benefits
As the family member of a Servicemember or Veteran, find out if you qualify for benefits like health care, VA-backed home loans, life insurance, or money to help pay for college. If you’re caring for a Veteran with disabilities, find out if you can get added support.
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2) The check is in the mail.
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Veterans injured by service wait
years for compensation hearings
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VA Disability - When the initial decision finds no "nexus"
What is the "nexus" and why is it important?
Veterans Owe Thousands for Survivor Benefits. Why Can’t They Opt Out?
With each passing month, Dan’s debt grows. The government is adding a 6 percent compound
interest rate on the unpaid premiums, meaning the total has grown by more $570 since February.
“I live under their power,” Dan says. “Another garnishment that I have no control over.”
Veterans facing new obstacle after appeal is denied in burn pit case
n a crushing blow to tens of thousands of veterans who say they were made ill by the use
of open burn pits, dozens of lawsuits against a military contractor in charge of the waste disposal
method will not move forward after a recent appellate court ruling. A three-judge panel of the 4th
Circuit Court of Appeals agreed on Wednesday with a federal judge in Maryland, who last
year threw out the lawsuits brought against KBR, a former Halliburton Corp. subsidiary.
Disability Benefits Questionnaires
DBQ's
Every claim will generate some form or fashion of C & P exam. The C & P exam is as
unavoidable as death and taxes. Veterans dread the C & P exam because it's so often
wrong. You can control the situation...have a DBQ done by a disability expert! Talk with
Dr. Bash today about getting your DBQ signed off by an expert with years of experience.
Frequently veterans will ask if we provide counseling services.
In response to this, Dr. Valette will be accepting a few veteran’s or family members for
Tele-Health personal counseling sessions. Phone, text, email sessions.
Daily availability to each veteran.
At this time, only available to veteran’s who live in Colorado, Texas, Florida, Washington, Iowa, S.Dakota, Nevada, Alaska, Hawaii. Email for more info and pricing: Info@VeteransPsychEvaluations.com
Yes, you can sue the VA for medical malpractice.
VA therapist yanked from clinic in central Arkansas
Left adrift, say vets haunted by war
"Safety was one concern that had risen out of the activities that had taken place at [the] clinic.
The other concern was the lack of therapeutic benefit of those groups," McClain
said in an interview. "I have been a psychiatrist myself for 20 years, and I have never
seen a support group that functioned in the fashion that this activity represented."
Jim Strickland is a nationally known advocate for veterans
and a member of the Stateside Legal Advisory Board.
How to Increase an Existing VA Disability Rating
The application process is pretty easy, you can DIY in no time.
We provide the "How To" details here.
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Why aren't you receiving them?
You worked hard to earn the benefits you were promised during your honorable
service in our American military. Let us help you to help yourself.
1 In 3 Adults In The U.S. Take Medications That Can Cause Depression
If you take Prilosec or Zantac for acid reflux, a beta blocker for high blood pressure,
or Xanax for anxiety, you may be increasing your risk of depression. More than 200
common medications sold in the U.S. include depression as a potential side effect.
Sometimes, the risk stems from taking several drugs at the same time. Now, a new
study finds people who take these medicines are, in fact, more likely to be depressed.
Fayetteville VA Medical Center Pathologist Fired,
Nearly 20,000 Local Veterans At Risk
Investigation determined the pathologist was deemed "unsafe to work" and was
removed and subsequently fired. Parks said the pathologist saw 19,794 patients.
Letters are being sent out to all of them, or to their family members. The hospital is
responsible for 53,000 patients each year, he said. Of the more than 19,000
patients involved, 5,250 have died since 2005, and those deaths are under review.
Veterans Administration secretary says Dallas hospital improving
"Hey, at least it's not Fayetteville!"
TDIU??? Unemployability Questions??? IU????
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION:
Steps Taken to Improve Physician Staffing, Recruitment,
and Retention, but Challenges Remain
GAO-18-623T: Published: Jun 21, 2018. Publicly Released: Jun 21, 2018
We have long expressed concern about the Veterans Health Administration’s ability to
ensure that it has the staff to meet veterans' needs.
This testimony is based on our 2017 report on its physician staffing challenges.
We found VHA needed to:
* provide additional guidance on how to determine the staff size needed in some specialty areas.
VHA reports this will be done by December.
* comprehensively evaluate its recruitment and retention strategies' effectiveness.
VHA reports taking steps to address this.
* determine the number of contract and trainee physicians at its centers.
VHA says it does not need this information for workforce planning.
Received a RAMP Letter??? Talk with an expert before you decide!!!
Veterans fight to get benefits restored after
eBenefits account is compromised
"The VA says it will take up to six weeks to refund the June check missing because of this.
They said that's the way it was and there's no way to get me any help and I should call one
of the charities in my area." On May 18, his VA eBenefits account was
compromised and his monthly check redirected to debit cards in California.
For VA Whistleblowers, A Culture Of Fear And Retaliation
Employees at the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System in Montgomery, Ala.,
say they face retaliation when reporting mismanagement or abuse. Alan Hyde is a
veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System.
He served in Operation Desert Storm, where he suffered an in-service leg injury. But it's his
time with the Central Alabama VA, he says, that has left him more rattled, frustrated and angry.
"It's a toxic environment there," Hyde says. "And I feel sorry for the veterans."
Divorce has ruined my life and nobody will help, what can I do?
What do I do if my disabled rating percentage should be more than the VA claims?
Is there a chance that a CUE (Clear and Unmistakable Error) claim based on 3.156(c) will be approved?
Does 100% schedular rating restrict me from employment? What about 100% TDIU rating?
How do I appeal a claim of aid and attendance?
From the desk of Drew Early, Veterans Law Attorney
Hey Jim,
This is the Due Process challenge that was appealed to the Federal Circuit, after being denied at the CAVC. Bottom line—VA doesn’t get a pass any more in mandamus petitions (a petition that is brought in this context seeking a court order to force VA to act on a disability appeal). The Federal Circuit cannot understand why VA appeals take so long and don’t see a basis for it.
I particularly draw the reader’s attention to Judge Moore’s concurring opinion that really speaks to the Federal Circuit’s concern about unwarranted delays in VA appeals. Of note, one of the appellants in the case passed away during the course of proceedings—the judges noted that.
Noteworthy is the fact that this case was brought on a pro bono basis by concerned attorneys and the attorneys were from some of the best firms in the country. They have done a lot to spur due process along for our Nation’s veterans and family members.
/s/ Drew
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Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program Review of the Memphis VA Medical Center
"To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and his orphan."
What Are Snoring and Sleep Apnea?
If the structures completely block the throat, air can’t flow to the lungs at all. This is
called apnea (meaning “no breathing”). Since the lungs aren’t getting
fresh air, the brain tells the body to wake up just enough to tighten the
muscles and unblock the air passage. With a loud gasp, breathing begins again.
2010 VA letter had urged health claims processors to list burn pits exposure
“It was so caustic; the smoke, you would wake up in the morning, and it would just choke you,” said Kenney, who is now 53 and lives in the Killeen area. Yet the VA refuses to admit his cancer could
be related to exposure, consistently stating in his exams that his illness is “not related to a specific exposure event/environmental hazard experienced during actuve (sic) service in Southwest Asia.” While
he was still in the Army, Kenney had suspicious masses on his lymph nodes removed. Biopsies on the masses led the VA later to link their type to the cancer that was detected two years after he retired.
Parent Facility: Safety and Cleanliness TJC requires hospitals to identify and resolve environmental deficiencies, hazards, and unsafe practices and to keep furnishings and equipment safe and in good repair. This ensures a clean and safe healthcare environment. The OIG noted problems with cleanliness and maintenance of overhead structures throughout the parent Facility. Of the seven patient care areas inspected, two had soiled furniture, all had dirty ventilation grills, five had dirty floors, four had stained ceiling tiles, and one had missing ceiling tiles. Environmental Management Service (EMS) housekeeping staff were not following room cleaning procedures, and EMS supervisors did not consistently identify or address these deficiencies during Facility EOC rounds.
If you were told that you were going to get an imaging study
(an x-ray or similar) and it never happened, this might be why.
What are your 2nd Amendment rights as a veteran?
Does a PTSD diagnosis prevent you from owning firearms?
What can you do if your NICS application is denied?
Click here for all the intel you need to know about your rights to own and carry weapons.
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About Your Health
VA researchers question whether traumatic
brain injuries lead to Alzheimer's
How a brain gets hooked on opioids
How one group of doctors drastically
decreased opioid prescriptions
Fibromyalgia: What you need to know
There’s even more evidence that one type of exercise is the closest thing we have to a miracle drug
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veteran pain management research
MRI twice as likely as biopsy to spot
prostate cancer, research shows
Veterans' Medical and Health Records
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VBA Derivative Benefits Eligibility
There are additional benefits that you may be eligible for that are based on a favorable decision for a VA benefit and/or based on special circumstances.
These are known as derivatives.
What's your VA up to today?
If you aren't reading the Federal register, you may miss it.
VA Home Loans and Housing-Related Assistance
VA Assistance to Veterans Who Are Severely Disabled
Veterans with certain service-connected disabilities may apply for grants to build an adapted home or install ramps, widen doors, or make other modifications to live more independently.
The Board of Veterans' Appeals
Legislation will help Pacific veterans
exposed to Agent Orange
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VA starts domestic violence program
Department of Defense Extends
Shopping Privileges to Veterans
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Electronic Reading Room
Disability Compensation Benefits
C-123 Aircraft and
Agent Orange Exposure
DBQ's
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MST
Presumptive Benefits
Special Monthly Compensation
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Memorial Benefits
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sacrifice of Veterans and
their family members.
FORMS
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IncreasedDisability Compensation
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Individual Unemployability
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Automobile Allowance
/Adaptive Equipment
Benefits Based on a Veteran's
Seriously Disabled Child
VA Form 21-0958 - NOD
Notice of Disagreement
VA Form 21-534 EZ
Application for DIC,
Death Pension
Change of Address
Military Records DD 214
Official Military Personnel Files (OMPFs)
Official Personnel Folders (OPF)
Selective Service Records
Deceased Veteran's Claim Files
Individual Deceased Personnel File
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programs and services
provided by the
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Benefits from Other Federal Agencies
A general list of other Federal agencies that
offer benefit programs and resources for
Service members, Veterans, and their families.
Veterans Legal Help Navigator
Welcome to the Veterans Legal Help Navigator. This online tool helps veterans' caseworkers and advocates across the country find the right fit legal help for veterans.
The Shocking Health Effects Of Agent Orange
Now A Legacy Of Military Death
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Injured in Training or Injured in Combat?
It Makes a Big Difference in Vets’ Access to Care
Many veterans who say they experienced traumatic brain injury while firing shoulder
rockets in training are finding themselves in a medical Catch-22...
“The first shot sucked out my ear protection. I followed up with a second shot and
was completely concussed, and had some blood coming out of my ears.”
Has Your Claim Been Denied?
Do you need an IMO or a DBQ?
You'll need to speak with an expert physician and then a veterans law attorney. Why not speak
with both at the same time? Dr. Anaise is a physician, surgeon and veterans law attorney.
Dr. Anaise has been providing military veterans with disability benefits help for many years.
Speak with him today...it won't cost anything but a little of your time.
Veteran Service Organizations Establish a Veteran’s Creed
1 I am an American Veteran
2 I proudly served my country
3 I live the values I learned in the military
4 I continue to serve my community, my country and my fellow veterans
5 I maintain my physical
and mental discipline
6 I continue to lead and improve
7 I make a difference
8 I honor and remember
my fallen comrades
How to Use My HealtheVet
My HealtheVet is the
VA's Personal Health Record. It is designed for Veterans, Servicemembers, their caregivers and others. To use My HealtheVet, you will need a computer with Internet access -
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